Candied Rose Petal and Chocolate Cookies Reviews

The all-American classic cookie has taken a detour to India in this recipe. The candied rose petals and dark, semi-sweet chocolate are divine together. Candied rose petals, known as Gulkand or rose spread, and are available in Indian grocery stores.

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If I'm ever stranded on a desert island with only one food, I want it to be chocolate chip cookies. And THIS is the recipe. OMG. I'm kind of particular about my cookies, and these are OUTRAGEOUSLY GOOD.
I wanted to make something special for my daughter's bridal shower today, so I picked this. I ordered a rose petal jam from Greece on Amazon ( I chose K. Kloni Rose Preserve, a 16 oz jar for 8 bucks) and used high quality butter and Guittard chocolate chips.
The cookies have a beautiful, delicate, elegant scent of roses beneath the oh-so-comforting flavor of a homemade chocolate chip cookie. The cooking process allows for a carmelization thing to happen, too. I was so inspired by this cookie and anxious to share it with my shower co-host, then realized she's GLUTEN FREE - oh no! So I quickly went online to find out how to convert the recipe. I made her a batch using about 300 grams of almond meal flour in place of the white flour, and my second experience of mind explosion happened - they *might* be even better than the originals!!! How can so much awesomeness be in one cookie? I'm about to order my second jar of Rose Preserves.
TIP: Yes, you can use 2 eggs instead of 1 egg plus a yolk.
TIP: Don't skip cooling down the batter - since the butter is melted, the cookies will flatten considerably (don't hurt the eatin' none though!).
TIP: Make it like a traditional cookie - use room temp butter and cream it with the sugars, etc, and keep the dough in the fridge between batches. It works just fine.

I will never use another chocolate-chip recipe again. This was the best, and completely worth the extra effort of ordering the rose petals from Amazon!
A warning, in case you prefer chewy cookies: these become pretty crunchy overnight, but are still delicious.